01.04.2020, 12:10
US Department of Defense Orders 78 F-35 Fighters for $ 4.7 Billion
Source: OREANDA-NEWS
OREANDA-NEWS. The US Department of Defense has entered into an agreement with Lockheed Martin Corporation for the supply of 78 fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets with a total value of about $ 5 billion, the agency’s press service said.
"An additional agreement to the main contract has been concluded with Lockheed Martin Corporation, which provides for the production of 78 F-35 family fighters, including 48 F-35A for the Air Force, 14 short take-off and landing fighters F-35B for the Marine Corps and 16 carrier-based F-35C fighter aircraft for the Navy", the press service said.
The agreement is expected to be completed by March 2023. “Its value amounted to $ 4.7 billion”, the Pentagon said. The above-mentioned batch was the largest purchase of fifth-generation F-35 fighters since the beginning of the year. As of early March 2020, the US Department of Defense planned to purchase a total of 2,456 F-35s. The U.S. Army is armed with 354 F-35 fighters of all types, the total volume of deliveries of these aircraft to all customers amounted to 500 aircraft.
"An additional agreement to the main contract has been concluded with Lockheed Martin Corporation, which provides for the production of 78 F-35 family fighters, including 48 F-35A for the Air Force, 14 short take-off and landing fighters F-35B for the Marine Corps and 16 carrier-based F-35C fighter aircraft for the Navy", the press service said.
The agreement is expected to be completed by March 2023. “Its value amounted to $ 4.7 billion”, the Pentagon said. The above-mentioned batch was the largest purchase of fifth-generation F-35 fighters since the beginning of the year. As of early March 2020, the US Department of Defense planned to purchase a total of 2,456 F-35s. The U.S. Army is armed with 354 F-35 fighters of all types, the total volume of deliveries of these aircraft to all customers amounted to 500 aircraft.
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